This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at ‘Lion’ director Garth Davis’ latest film, religious drama ‘Mary Magdalene’. We also review Swiss film, ‘The Divine Order’ which examines the quest for women in Switzerland to gain the right to vote remarkably as late as the 1970’s. There’s our usual feast of fine tunes with new Aussie tracks, classic rock,
Read moreThe Lara Croft: Tomb Raider video game was first brought to the cinema screen in the campy sexualised 2001 version starring Angelina Jolie. It was a ridiculous yet tolerable time-filler although hardly a film crying out for a remake. Yet a remake there is. Tomb Raider which is, in part, a Lara Croft origin story, tries to emulate the matinee
Read moreRed Sparrow, which comes from Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence, initially looks like a La Femme Nikita knock-off with a troubled young woman recruited by the government to train as a secret operative. Refreshingly, this modern cold war drama leans more toward the slow-burn intrigue of Jean le Carre than it does an action exploitation piece. Jennifer Lawrence leads an
Read moreThe amiable if at times flat Game Night is a little like David Fincher’s The Game done in the style of contemporary comedies like Horrible Bosses. It also falls into that cinematic sub-genre the Jason Bateman movie in which Bateman plays the put-upon, every-man, nice guy schlub forced into a dangerous situation that inevitably provides some necessary jolt to his
Read moreThis Friday on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two very different films: the remake of computer game adventure ‘Tomb Raider’ and the confronting documentary ‘Kangaroo: A Love Hate Story’. We’ll also have plenty of fine music with a focus on classic 70’s power pop as well as new Aussie tracks and indie rock from around the world.
Read moreIt’s time once again for that great annual cinematic event, The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival and this week ‘Built For Speed’ speaks to Michel Richard, director of Alliance Francaise’ Melbourne branch about the wonderful range of films on offer this year. We also take a look at Jennifer Lawrence’s latest movie ‘Red Sparrow’ and give our assessment of this
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